About Peter McAra, Jr.
Lived 1862 – 1950 (aged 87). Peter McAra, Jr. was a Canadian politician.
Peter McAra Jr. (November 7, 1862 – February 12, 1950
Biography He was born in Fort William, Kolkata, India on November 7, 1862, the son of Peter McAra and Barbara Fisken, both natives of Scotland, and was educated in Edinburgh. In 1883, he came to Long Lake, Saskatchewan, where he worked for the Dominion Express Company and the Canadian Pacific Railway.
In 1883, he married Amanda Jane Wallace, and they had four children.
He died in Regina on February 12, 1950.
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Canadian politician (1862–1950)
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Peter McAra, Jr. was born on 7 November 1862 in Fort William.
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Peter McAra, Jr. died on 12 February 1950 in Regina.
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Peter McAra, Jr. was a politician.
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Peter McAra, Jr. was Canadian.
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